As blindsided as we all are that Henry Cavil is departing The Witcher TV show, with replacement by Liam Hemsworth, the timing of this upcoming graphic novel adaptation couldn’t be funnier. Projekt Red and Dark Horse have announced the release of the upcoming graphic novel standalone story called The Witcher: The Lesser Evil. Yeah, yeah, I cackled like a maniac this morning, but its real and its coming to stores in Summer of 2023. The story is adapted by Jacek Rembiś with art by Adam Gorham, colors by Jordie Bellaire, letter work by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and cover art by Kai Carpenter.
Here’s the synopsis:
A tragic tale of passion, vindication, and the root of evil is presented in this adaptation of the original prose short story.
In search of a reward, Geralt brings the carcass of a slain creature to a small town where he is told it may be of use to the local sorcerer—but the mage isn’t who he is alleged to be. In hiding for his life, he requests Geralt’s help in slaying the monster who seeks to murder him: a young woman said to have been born under the Curse of the Black Sun, a prophecy of inborn evil. He declares that she is more a monster than the creature presented before him.
Geralt later encounters the woman, who asserts that it is the sorcerer who is the true monster—committing unspeakable crimes at the behest of his superstitious beliefs. With the boundaries blurred between the evil that is done and the evil done in return, Geralt is met with a quandary. The face of evil is ever-changing and his verdict, whether by choice or by force, can only lead to tragedy.
